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Circus - August 1972
Cream - April 1973 - NEW!!
Creem - May 1979
Entertainment Weekly - 9th June 2000
Entertainment Weekly - 23rd April 1999
Entertainment Weekly - 13th November 1998
Evening Standard (UK) - 20th July 2000
Herald Sun (Australia) - 16th June 2005
Hit Parader - January 1973 - NEW!!
Kerrang! - 1989
Kerrang! - 11th June 1994
Kerrang! - 18th June 1994
Kerrang! - 5th July 1997
Metal Hammer - January 1987
NME - 19th May 1979
Penthouse - 1974
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 18th August 1997
Psychotronic Video - 1999; No. 31 - NEW!!
Q - 1989 - NEW!!
Q - December 1995
Q - August 1997
Velvet - May 1981 - NEW!!
First Spiders Single Reissued
December 8, 2011, 9:11 am
The most sought after Spiders single, Why Don't You Love Me / Hitch Hike on the Mascot Label has just been reissued and is available on ebay and other good vinyl retailers. The single was originally released in 1965 on very limited quantities and is almost impossible to find, the other pre-Alice Cooper Group singles occasionally appear on ebay, but both have recently been re-released; Don't Blow Your Mind saw a very limited release in the UK a couple of years ago, and Lay Down And Die, Goodbye (by The Nazz) was included in the Old School box set. An EP of the two tracks from the Mascot single has been available for some time from Sundazed Records, but get this replica release of the Mascot reissue while you still can!
Zappa Documentary
December 4, 2011, 2:15 pm
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Chrome Dreams in the UK are releasing a new documentary on the subject of Frank Zappa and Herb Cohen's Straight and Bizarre label from the late 60's and early 70's. Titled From Straight To Bizarre, the documentary features the Alice Cooper group quite heavily. Both Neal Smith and Dennis Dunaway are interviewed where they discuss auditioning and working with Frank Zappa, as well as being signed to Straight Records for the release of their first three albums (Pretties For You, Easy Action, and Love It To Death). There is also a fair amount of archival footage and photographs of the Alice Cooper Group featured in the documentary. From Straight To Bizarre is a worthy introduction to the bizarre acts Frank signed to his label during this brief period of highly experimental and creative music, also covering such acts as the GTO's, Wild Man Fisher, Captain Beefheart, Easy Chair and more. The documentary will be released on February 21st 2012 and is available to order from the Chrome Dreams website or from Amazon.co.uk. It is well worth picking up if you are into the Bizarre scene. "The impulse for artists and musicians to form their own record labels are many. But often these endeavours are little more than vanity projects for which enthusiasm wanes when the first rush of releases fail to take off - leaving charity stores and flea markets awash with the unsold booty of such initially ambitious enterprises. But on occasion proceedings in a side-line of this nature can prove not just sustainable but fascinating, profitable and wholly worthwhile; a task made a little easier when the boss is a bit smarter than the average guitar hero! So it was with Frank Zappa. Desperate to remove himself from his original deal with Verve Records, in 1968 he set up the Bizarre and Straight labels in league with manger Herb Cohen, and so began a string of releases which remain extraordinary in the extreme. Records by Frank himself and with his Mothers of Invention would rub shoulders in the label’s racks with releases by notorious paranoid schizophrenic and part time songwriter, Wild Man Fischer, ex-groupies the all female GTOs, acapella gospel collective The Persuasions, the first clutch of Alice Cooper records, Tim Buckley’s enigmatic Starsailor, live recordings by Lenny Bruce and Lord Buckley, and a range of other musical oddities generally of a quite startling quality despite their oft-eccentric content. But it would be a 1969 release by the Mother Superior’s old teenage buddy Don Van Vliet – by then long re-christened Captain Beefheart - that would provide the art-statement for which the Bizarre/Straight enterprise is remembered best, and which remains to this day the pinnacle of achievement, not just at the House of Zappa & Cohen, but, for many, also within the normal confines of the genre loosely termed 'Rock & Roll'. To suggest that Trout Mask Replica - for it is this sonic marvel of which we speak - moved-the-goalposts is akin to claiming Jack the Ripper had ‘an eye for the ladies’! This film revisits and reviews the astonishing music that came out on Bizarre and Straight, and reveals the background, operations and, crucially, the lives of the musicians, performers and management who made these labels the legendary reality they became. The film contains exclusive interviews with many of the labels’ contributors including, Pamela Des Barres, John French, Jerry Lawson, Jeff Simmons, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Essra Mohawk, Miss Mercy, Kim Fowley, Bill Harkleroad plus authors Ben Watson, Barry Miles, Mark Paytress, Billy James and Ritchie Unterberger. Also includes rare footage, archive interviews, location shoots, extras - and of course the music that made it all worthwhile." |
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Smokin' are releasing a radio broadcast of a performance in Los Angeles, California from Alice's Welcome To My Nightmare tour in 1975. This high quality soundboard recording release is titled "Alone In His Nightmare" and features the complete set of the gig from Alice's legendary tour. This isn't the first time this show has been released, but this new release makes it far easier to obtain once again. The track listing is as follows: Intro/Welcome To My Nightmare The CD is scheduled to be released January 29th 2012 and is limited to the UK and Europe. It is available via Amazon.co.uk or from Chrome Dreams. |
New site additions/updates to the articles:
Bournemouth Echo - 15th November 2007 NEW!!!
Creem - June 1973 NEW!!!
Metal Hammer - September 1991
Metal Hammer - January 2000
Record Mirror - 2nd August 1975 NEW!!!
Record Mirror - 1st March 1975 NEW!!!
Sirens of Cinema - 2008 NEW!!!
USA Today - 5th November 1999
Concert Live To Record Upcoming Shows
October 24, 2011, 7:40 pm
"Alice Cooper is delighted to be teaming up with Concert Live to produce instant live recordings of his performances in Birmingham, London and Lille on the 27/10/2011, 29/10/2011 and the 3/11/2011 respectively. For your chance to own these exclusive CDs you can find out more information here."
Halloween Special at the BFI
October 6, 2011, 1:57 pm
Alice will be doing a Q&A session at the British Film Institute in London's Southbank on October 28th. Alice will discussion cinema and its influence on his work. You can find more information about this unique event at the BFI website. Tickets are only £13.
Alice is returning to celebrate Halloween again in England this year with a series of shows around the UK, this event is part of this celebration of Halloween and Alice's continuing mission to make Halloween bigger than Christmas!
W2MN Charts in US!
September 22, 2011, 3:23 pm
Welcome 2 My Nightmare has entered the charts at an impressive #22 on the US Billboard Top 200. This is Alice's highest chart entry since The Last Temptation in 1994. You can read the full press release from Univeral Music Enterprises at Newswire
The following articles have been updated with images on the site:
Melody Maker - 1st November 1997
Kerrang! - 18th July 1998
Kerrang! - 17th February 1996
Circus - July 1975NEW!!
Metal Hammer - October 1992
Herald Sun 1st July 2005 NEW!!!
Metal Hammer - October 1987
Rolling Stone - 18th May 2006
Smålandsbygdens Tidning - 8th July 2005
Overrock - August 1975 NEW!!
New Musical Express - 6th January 1990
Metal Hammer - 25th April 1988
Alice On Jay Leno
August 31, 2011, 12:12 am
While Alice Cooper is on break from his current No More Mr Guy Nice Tour he will guest on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Friday, September 9th, 2011 to promote the upcoming release of Welcome 2 My Nightmare. Alice is slated to be the musical guest, although no word of what song he will be performing as of right now. The Tonight Show airs at 11:35 p.m. EST.
Articles Images Added
August 30, 2011, 8:36 pm
I've added a bunch new article images, and one new article from NME covering Alice's trip to the UK for his Welcome To My Nightmare Tour in September of 1975.
Classic Rock - 2001 [UK]
Kerrang! - 1st January 1994 [UK]
Kerrang! - 26th March 1994 [UK]
Kerrang! 7th May 1994 [UK]
Kerrang! - 21st May 1994 [UK]
Kerrang! - September 1995 [UK]
Kerrang! - 21st October 1995 [UK]
Kerrang! - 17th June 2000 [UK]
Metal Hammer - May 1994 [UK]
Metal Hammer - June 1994 [UK]
NME - 6th September 1975 [UK] - NEW!!
NME - 19th July 1997 [UK]
RAW - 6th July 1994 [UK]
RAW - 11th May 1994 [UK]
Rolling Stone - 3rd May 1979 [USA]
Sounds - 10th July 1976 [UK]
Vancouver - February 1987 [Canada]
Vancouver Sun - 10th February 1987 [Canada]
New Magazine Features
August 26, 2011, 11:05 am
There are a number of magazines that are either out, or are coming out next month that have Alice cover features or lenghty features.
As reported earlier, Rue Morgue magazine will feature a lengthy feature on Welcome 2 My Nightmare, in it's September 2011 issue (#115), which has interviews with Alice and Bob Ezrin. Fangoria magazine has a feature on Alice in it's upcoming issue (#307). And, finally, Rock & Folk magazine in France has a 6 page feature on the Alice Cooper Group in it's current issue (September 2011).
I've updated the articles section of the site to included images in the following articles:
Metal Edge - 1987 [USA]
RAW - 8th July 1992 [UK]
Metal Hammer - 16th October 1989 [UK]
Club - November 1975 [USA] - NEW!!!
I'll Bite Your Face Off
August 23, 2011, 9:22 am
I'll Bite Your Face Off was released as a Digital Single in the UK yesterday, and is available from iTunes today. The single is an edited version of the song. You can view the new video for I'll Bite Your Face Off on YouTube. The single will be released on 7" picture disc in the UK on September 12th.
Support this site and order the new single from Amazon.co.uk using these links: I'll Bite Your Face Off | Caffeine
The Welcome 2 My Nightmare album is also available for pre-order from iTunes today, and features the following exclusive content: A Bad Situation bonus track, extended version of the I'll Bite Your Face Off music video, and a dialogue track "How They Came To Be".
The following articles have been updated with images on the site:
Melody Maker - 5th October 1974 [UK]
Metro - 26th November 2002 [UK]
Pit - Spring 2000 [USA]
Rue Morgue - August 2005 [Canada]
Steppin' Out - 25th October 2006 [USA]